Consultant - Missing Migrants Assessment: Mauritania

The Consultant will develop a Missing Migrant Assessment for Mauritania to provide a comprehensive overview of institutional architecture and operational procedures related to missing migrants. The assessment aims to identify challenges and gaps for capacity-building initiatives and will involve research, field interviews, and presentation of findings to the National Task Force on Missing Migrants.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Missing Migrant Assessment through desktop research and field interviews in Mauritania.
• Work with an IOM technical expert on information management systems for the assessment.
• Present findings and recommendations to the National Task Force on Missing Migrants.
• Incorporate feedback from the Task Force and partners into the final assessment.
• Deliver inception report, interview overview report, draft assessment, presentation to Task Force, and final assessment report.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine/Pathology, Forensic Anthropology or a closely related field.
• Extensive experience working on missing persons, including missing migrants.
• Demonstrated experience liaising with government officials on issues related to missing migrants, particularly with governments in Africa.
• Experience working with humanitarian organizations addressing missing migrants issues is a strong advantage.
• Proven experience in developing institutional assessments.
• Excellent French writing skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Capacity to engage senior government interlocutors with sensitivity and discretion.
• Fluency in English and French (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Skills

• Forensic Science
• Forensic Medicine
• Forensic Pathology
• Forensic Anthropology
• Missing Persons Investigations
• Missing Migrants Assessment
• Liaison with Governments
• Institutional Assessments
• Humanitarian Organizations Collaboration
• Research
• Field Interviewing
• Report Writing
• French Writing
• English Fluency
• French Fluency
• Capacity Building
• Presentation Skills

Languages

English, French, Arabic